The Forest Bookshop (Coleford)

I wonder who lives here,
maybe the bookshop owner :) Fuchsia ----↘

Coleford is a small town with a lot of old fashioned character, situated in the Forest Of Dean,Gloucestershire. It was previously a centre for both the coal mining and charcoal burning industries, and before that iron ore, which was mined nearby since Roman times.

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KelleynRudy says:

I like it a lot !!! you find the most interesting books in little stores like that.
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Denise ~*~ says:

What a lovely place! I like the flower shop right next door... and I bet there's a great little cafe right near too?
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M’sheArt❤2 says:

Lovely name "The Forest Bookshop" and all books where part of a tree, part of a forest.
Quaint and I like that there's a florist right next door,
Two soul feeding goodies in one location.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

elhawk says:

KelleynRudy, I was a bit short of time when I took this, but next time I make it over to Coleford I will definitely take a browse around inside.

Denise, thank you. I liked the way the two shops were placed together. There are a couple of little cafes in the nearby square.

Mia, yes it's true ... books and trees eh. The Forest Of Dean was obviously also once a great centre for forestry. There is still felling going on but much of the woodland around is managed for wildlife conservation and as a tourist amenity.
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elisabatiz says:

Ha..ha...Yes, what I need just now...the "forest bookshop" ( I am going to the forest- as I wrote to youi by letter)
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Bluesrose says:

Beautiful street scene!
very summer :)

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elhawk says:

Have fun on your trip Elisa.

Maris, yes with the flowers especially. I took a couple with people in but I liked this one best.
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ZitaKamugira (more out than in) says:

Coleford
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elhawk says:

That would be cool Zita. You would be my near neighbour then :)
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grekei says:

If my son saw a bookstore before I did he would some how try to distract me from seeing it....me being a book worm...it meant he would have to wait until I got done browsing..LOL..nice capture and looks like a great place to browse...
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elhawk says:

tintin23, thanks very much for stopping by. Glad you like it.

Greg, lol ... so what kind of books do you like?
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rg269tq says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Random & Creative shots, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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Nose in a book says:

Yay! The Forest Bookshop! Best bookshop in the world. I grew up in Coleford and the local paper once ran a competition whereby the first person to go into the Forest Bookshop and sing a specially written song won a £10 book token. I ran all the way there, sang the song and won the token. I was about 7 years old. I think they were quite taken aback that someone had actually done it!
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elhawk says:

Glad to have brought back good memories for you.
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rollforever says:

They shot a car advert here.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

elhawk says:

That's interesting Mister Olly, it's certainly an atmospheric spot.
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bookbod says:

It's my bookshop which I opened in 1976. Lovely picture, lovely comments. Thank you all. The car advert was for the Renault Clio and we new nothing about it until is started to appear in all the glossies. Ian, who works in the bookshop lives upstairs. I remember the singing, but not the song. What was it?
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

Nose in a book says:

bookbod: It was to the tune of "Oh my darling Clementine" and I believe it began:

"Down in Coleford there's a bookshop"

but that's all I remember. My mum may have cut the lyrics out of the paper for her scrapbook; I'll ask her.
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